This archaeological site sits on a hill known as Yucunindaba in Mixteco that means "Hill Flying" or "Hill that flew" Cultural Significance Huamelulpan is distinguished by its architecture and monumental sculpture, as well as their calendrical inscriptions. His business has been divided into three periods: Huamelulpan I, 400-100 a. C .; Huamelulpan II, 100 to. C. 200 d. C., which had a great demographic expansion, and Huamelulpan III, from 200-600 d. C., a period in which its size decreases but continues to build buildings. The city was built on a hill-hill system with terraces on the slopes of the aforementioned natural elevation. It was organized in monumental architectural complexes separated into three primary and two secondary nuclei. The site is divided into five areas of architecture: the Cerro Flown, the Pantheon, The Old Church Group, West Group of the Church and of the Church. Due to the prevalence of several hills and ridges surrounding the environment, the various buildings were adapted to this type of land, building a system of terraces of simple stone houses with Cimentos where ordinary people lived, in other cases public and ceremonial areas They are distinguished by having large stone platforms desilvered stepwise delimiting open spaces. In the lower ball game related building a ritual that usually culminated with human sacrifice is. In the group to the west of the Church on the southern slopes are huge platforms whose corners were reinforced with rectangular stone blocks weighing several tons and which are recorded with calendrical signs very similar to the system of Zapotec writing can be seen in Monte Alban.

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Contact: Centro INAH Oaxaca 01 (951) 5 13 33 46, May 13 33 52 00 May 15 04 May 15 00 02.

CP Manuel Rufino Aguilar, Chief of Security and Oaxaca INAH Center archaeologist.
Cuautle Augustine E. Andrade, Coordinator of the Department of Archaeology.

It is important to visit the area with clothing and comfortable shoes, and bring natural water only. Website and social networks: http://inahoaxaca.blogspot.mx/ Oaxaca INAH Center Address: Address known, just north of county seat of San Martin Huamelupan.

Access to the archaeological site is made from Oaxaca City bound for the city of Tlaxiaco, and right at kilometer 36 of the Tlaxiaco-Teposcolula Road, is the deviation, well marked, leading to the town of San Martin Huamelulpan.The site is located north of this town, on a hill. Services available in the area: The archaeological site is not officially open to the public, so it does not have any services or infrastructure to care for sightseeing However, given the proximity to the population, the latter may have access to public health.